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Murdock gave a little sigh. He didn't know how he was supposed to show Steph he care if she didn't even want to see him, but it was still better advice than he'd been able to give himself. It seemed as though Valette was nearly as stumped as he was. He didn't agree that it would be good to compare Steph to Poppy. As far as he was concerned, he didn't owe the girl an explanation on his friendship with the dog. He didn't belong to her, and he wasn't going to let some little girl rule his social life. He wasn't going to spend his days waiting around for Steph to get bored and come visit him.

"Thank, Val," he said in a tired voice, effectively closing the conversation. He was not in the mood for company anymore, unless Poppy was willing to take a break from her busy schedule to console him with pity cuddles.